Over spring break, Jessica Huang 鈥14 and Michael Manansala 鈥14 put the capstone on a research project that they鈥檝e been working on for much of their 冈本视频 careers. Traveling to Kansai, Japan, the seniors presented their research titled 鈥淒oes observing or producing different types of hand gestures help second-language auditory learning of Japanese short and [鈥
Douglas Johnson, associate professor of psychology, has received the 2014 Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement. Faculty, staff, students, university trustees, and friends joined the celebration, which took place March 27 at the 冈本视频 Inn. Established through a gift from Mark Siegel 鈥73, the Balmuth Award recognizes a faculty member whose teaching is [鈥
Members of the Class of 2014 seeking careers in the health sciences are now receiving offers of acceptance to medical schools around the country. Brian Chernak 鈥14, of Rochester, N.Y., Nolan Cirillo-Penn 鈥14, of Bridgewater, N.J., Elizabeth Flory 鈥14, of Hanover, N.H., and Tue Nguyen 鈥14, of Vietnam, are just four of the latest students [鈥
At least two 冈本视频 alumni are running for U.S. Congress: State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney 鈥83 is running in New York鈥檚 22nd District, and Derek Hyra 鈥96 is running in Virginia鈥檚 8th District.
From building a bomb to acting as historical figures involved in the Manhattan Project through a 鈥淭witter play,鈥 students in the Advent of the Atomic Bomb class have been embracing science and technology 鈥 and connecting with alumni along the way.
Arielle Sperling 鈥14 has made the most of her collegiate experience, with her research and professional experiences spanning intellectual spheres and the globe.
Two interdisciplinary science research projects featuring collaborations among faculty from 冈本视频 and from around the world have been awarded funding by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 冈本视频. The projects support the core mission of the institute, which aims to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained [鈥
Stephanie Tubman 鈥08 is making a big splash in the world of geology. The 冈本视频 geology major was recently named a fellow at the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), where she will work in the Critical Issues program.